Herman Otten

Herman Otten (born July 13, 1966) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing District 6 since January 12, 2021. He previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. Otten was formerly the mayor of Tea, South Dakota.

Elections

 * 2012 With District 6 incumbent Republican Representatives Brock Greenfield and Burt Tulson both redistricted to District 2, Otten ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 609 votes (26.6%); in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Otten took the first seat with 5,739 votes (36.28%) and fellow Republican nominee Isaac Latterell took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Joseph Weis and Michael Jauron.